List of Famous people with last name Leijonhufvud

Martha Leijonhufvud

First Name Martha

Died on January 15, 1584

Martha Eriksdotter Leijonhufvud, known as Kung Märta, was a politically active Swedish noble. She was the sister of Queen Margaret Leijonhufvud and sister-in-law of King Gustav I of Sweden: she was also the maternal aunt of Queen Catherine Stenbock and the daughter-in-law of the regent Christina Gyllenstierna. In 1568, she financed the deposition of King Eric XIV of Sweden, which placed her nephew John III of Sweden on the throne.

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Margaret Leijonhufvud

First Name Margaret

Last Name Leijonhufvud

Born on January 1, 1516

Died on August 26, 1551 (aged 35)

Born in Sweden, Västra Götaland County

Margaret Leijonhufvud was Queen of Sweden from 1536 to 1551 by marriage to King Gustav I. She played a political role as the advisor of, and the intermediary to, her spouse the King.

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